Windows XP Tips and Tweaks
- August, 2002- Tips on dual-booting Windows XP with 98/Me
- October, 2002- DOS may be gone but the command line is very much alive in Windows XP*
- November, 2002- Change Windows XP settings to suit your own preferences
- December, 2002- More on tweaking Windows XP
- July, 2003- Using the command line in Windows XP*
- October, 2003- Stopping XP messenger spam
- December, 2003- Tired of your desktop icons? Spruce them up
- January, 2004- Controlling which services run at startup or in the background
- May, 2004- Fonts in Windows
- May, 2004- The Windows Character Map
- May, 2004- The Private Character Editor
- May, 2004- Hard disk management
- May, 2004- Windows Explorer tips
- June, 2004- System tools: Microsoft Management Console
- June, 2004- How to run programs as administrator from limited accounts
- July, 2004- Configuring the DNS cache
- July, 2004- Shortcuts and other uses for Rundll32.exe
- August, 2004- Control Panel, shortcuts and Control.exe
- November, 2004- Taking control of your computer startup (revised)
- November, 2004- Some useful TCP/IP tools*
- April, 2005- Task Manager
- May, 2005- Make Your PC Run Faster and Better
- May, 2005- The many and varied uses of Start-Run*
- June, 2005- Recovery or Restore Disks
- June, 2005- What boot.ini does and how to edit it
- July, 2005- Windows XP Backup Utility
- July, 2005- Windows XP Backup Utility- Advanced
- August, 2005- Configuring and using the Taskbar
- August, 2005- Customizing the Start menu
- August, 2005- Customize shortcuts
- August, 2005- Windows Explorer shortcuts
- August, 2005- Shutdown and other shortcuts
- August, 2005- Tips on using Internet Explorer
- September, 2005- Make your favorite folders more accessible
- September, 2005- Customizing Windows Explorer
- October, 2005- Adding special characters to documents with the Numeric Keypad
- October, 2005- Organize Your Personal Files with Document Properties and Metadata
- December, 2005- Safe Mode
- December, 2005- Tips on using Outlook Express
- December, 2005- How to find useful script files
- January, 2006- Simple script programs for common computer chores that anyone can use
- March, 2006- the Network Services Shell command-line utility*
- July, 2006- System Restore
- September, 2006- Editing the Registry with INF files
- December, 2006- Keeping the Windows XP system clean
- December, 2006- Using the Disk Cleanup utility
- December, 2006- Basics of system maintenance
- January, 2007- Shortcuts and tips for using Internet Explorer 7
- February, 2007- Constants for Special Folders
- March, 2007- How to remap the keyboard
- July, 2007- Group Policy Editor
- August, 2007- File name intricacies
- September, 2007- How to use Chkdsk
- December, 2007- Alternate Data Streams
(Links above marked with * have been moved to http://commandwindows.com)
Internet Security and Privacy
- August, 2001- How to use the Windows Hosts file to speed up the Internet and to block ads
- April, 2004- How to defend your computer on the Internet
- March, 2005- Internet ports and security
- June, 2005- A new way marketers track you
- June, 2005- Better cookie control with a custom privacy file
- June, 2005- Creating a privacy file for cookie control
- September, 2006- A new approach to computer security
- Guard against bad web sites
How Things Work
- April, 2001- Understanding Internet names
- April, 2002- NTFS and FAT file systems explained
- March, 2003- Getting acquainted with hexadecimal
- July, 2004- The difference between system folders, folders, and directories
- July, 2004- Manipulating and editing system folders- CLISDs
- October, 2004- DLL Files explained
- December, 2004- Environment Variables
- March, 2005- About Internet protocols
- September, 2007- How characters are encoded
- July, 2008-Data Execution Prevention (DEP)
General Interest
- April, 2003- Backups made easier (revised, December, 2006)
- May, 2003- The rebate game
- September, 2003- Useful keyboard shortcuts
- November, 2003- Where to get help when your computer has you stumped (Revised, December, 2006)
- April, 2004- Printer tips
- April, 2004- Mouse tips
- July, 2004- Recycling and reusing old computers
- December, 2004- Favorite freeware
- June, 2005- Everything you want to know about boot disks
- July, 2010-When you can't open an email attachment
- August, 2010-Advanced search in Bing
- February, 2011-Free downloads at Microsoft
Windows Vista/7
- February, 2010-Environment variables in Windows Vista and Windows 7
- February, 2010-Commands with Rundll32.exe in Windows Vista and Windows 7
- March, 2010-System Restore and System Protection in Windows 7
- March, 2010-Disk image backup and system repair disk in Windows 7
- March, 2010-Using previous versions to backup and restore files and folders
- August, 2010-Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7
- March, 2011- How to use Disk Cleanup in Windows Vista and Windows 7